The diamond drill., 1887-03-19
RAILROAD HORROR.
sixty TO Eighty Persons KILLED aud
Wounded.

The accident which occurred on the Bos.
ton and Providence Railroad, between
Roslindale and Forest Hill, on Monday
morning, the lfth inst, was, rs usual, full
OF horrors.
The o'clock train from Dedham, consist
ing OF seven cars and a baggage car, under
charge of Conductor Tilden, broke through
the bridge. The engine and three cars
went over safely, but the four or Ave
others fell through the bridge 20 the road
beneath, a distance of thirty feet. Tho
last car, which was the smoker, turned
completely over and struck on top OF the
others, all being crushed almost out of
shape.
Ii is stated that the bridge where the
accident occurred is comparatively new
one, and that the accident was caused bya
truck on one OF the cars giving Way, caus-
ing the car 10 strike against the abutment
of the bridge. The smoking car, after IL
foil, caught fire, but the fire department
was promptly on hand and prevented any
spread of the flames.
Many of the injured were taken TO the
hospitals ia Boston, and some of the killed
have not been identified. The train was
crowded with working people, and the
most intense excitement prevailed among
their friends, who were anxious 20 learn the
names of those killed and injured.
The engineer, when his engine broke
from the train, kept right ON 60 Forest
Hill and gave the alarm instead OF stop
ping TO ascertain the extent of the acci-
dent and on that account it was possible
20 get assistance at once.
Superintendent Folsom says he does
not know how many were killed or injured.
The bodies of the killed were horribly man
gled, in some instances their heads being
entirely severed from their bodies, and
many of the bodies and crushed beyond
recognition. The latest advices from the
scene n that twenty of the dead have
been identified. There dfo Eve or six at
the morgue that are almost impossible 60
identify. Not less than fifty persons were
wounded, and many of them will die.
Among these are many women. Conduc-
tor Tilden was among the killed.
How To get Free Farm In Dakota
The two classes Of land open for
settlement are government and railroad
lands. Nearly all the former, east of
the Missouri River, which is first class,
is now disposed Of There is, how
ever, plenty Of railroad land that can
be bought at from two dollars 10 six
dollars per acre, and on FIVE years
time. The variation inprice depends
upon the quality and location. There.
are three ways TO obtain governments
land; namely, by the Homestead Law,
by pre-emption. and by timber culture.
Any person over twenty-one years OF
age, male OF female, who is native
born, or who, III not, has taken the
first steps toward naturalization, may
have the benefit of homesteading with
in six months from the time of entering
a homestead claim. The party 80 doing
must put up house of some sort,
which he is willing TO live in. He must
live on the claim for five years, and
pay from four TO eight dollars for land
Office fees. But he can get title at once
by paying one dollar and twenty five
cents or two dollars and fifty cents per
acre. Old soldiers have their time of
war service subtracted from this term
of residence.
"The Presumption Law requires
some acts of improvement by the
applicant" and filing papers at the
cost of two dollars. After this "actual
residence, cultivation of the soil, and
payment at one dollar and twenty-five
cents or two dollars and fifty cents per
acre." On this payment you have two
years and nine months OF time. But
title can be had .after six months
residence and cultivation IL the payment
is then made" The amount of land
secured in these cases, as well as by
the timber-culture claim, Is one-quarter
of section, or one hundred and sixty
acres. To obtain timber claim the
fees paid are fourteen dollars. After
this the applicant breaks or plows FIVE
acres the first year, cultivates IL the
second year, and plants forest trees,
cuttings, or seeds the third year; and
beginning the second year breaks
another five acres, and cultivates and
plants the third ana fourth years.
After these ten acres Of future wood
land are started, they must be kept
alive for four years more, or eight years
from the date of his entry. If at that
time he can show six thousand seven
hundred and fifty healthy trees, he
will be granted title upon paying four
dollars land-ofllce fees. BY proper
management one person can sometimes
get land by all these methods, or four
hundred and eighty acres In all.-Joei
Benton la the Cosmopolitan.